Charlotte, NC (December 2011) – TNHousingSearch.org, the customized Socialserve.com housing locator for Tennessee, is featured in the Fall 2011 Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) Housing Matters for service during natural disasters.

Socialserve.com housing locators have proven to be critical components of disaster-housing response efforts, as re-housing victims is often the crucial first step to re-establishing stability in devastated areas.

After flooding in Tennessee in spring 2010, housing relocation assistance through TNHousingSearch.org, online and via toll-free phone, was available to victims even before emergency centers opened their doors. An immediate outreach effort by THDA and Socialserve.com doubled the usage of TNHousingSearch.org in the months following the crisis. And five times the normal amount of new landlords registered to list housing, helping more Tennesseans to quickly locate stable housing.

Housing Matters highlights the benefits of listing and searching units on the free-to-use TNHousingSearch.org. Read the Fall 2011 Housing Matters [PDF 1.1MB], and scroll to page 9 to read about TNHousingSearch.org.

Socialserve.com is a national 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with a mission to increase access to safe, decent, affordable housing. Serving in 30 states and growing, Socialserve.com is the country's leading provider of affordable housing locator services. For more information about Socialserve.com news, please contact Beth Leysieffer at 980-355-1665.